A Chinese envoy on Monday required efforts to put an end to unilateral coercive measures, saying they undermine the foundation of multilateralism and global guideline of law.Fu Cong, Chinas permanent representative to the United Nations stressed during a UN General Assembly dispute that unilateral coercive procedures run counter to the spirit of multilateralism and international cooperation as they position the domestic laws of one country above worldwide law and the laws of other nations and trample on the principle of sovereign equality.He included that unilateral coercive procedures also neglect the authority of the Security Councils cumulative decision-making mechanism and replace dialogue and assessment with browbeating and power politics.
Additionally, unilateral coercive procedures break the standard human rights of other countries and cause systemic humanitarian catastrophes, Fu stated.He slammed some Western countries unilateral coercive procedures, stating under the pretext of protecting human rights, their measures badly breached the fundamental human rights of individuals of targeted countries, such as their rights to life, health and development.Fu highlighted that unilateral coercive measures rupture global development cooperation and badly halt the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Unilateral coercive steps, such as monetary embargoes, trade limitations and long-arm jurisdiction, seriously block international economic, trade, and technological cooperation, severely effect the multilateral trade system and the global economic order, and severely jeopardize the stability of international commercial and supply chains, he kept in mind.
They are worsening global food and energy crises, among others, and widening the wealth space and the South-North divide.
Unilateral coercive procedures have dealt a heavy blow to numerous nations originally with substantial development potentials, making their accomplishment of Sustainable Development Goals much more evasive, stated Fu.He kept in mind that a couple of Western countries have actually instrumentalized and weaponized unilateral coercive steps in an effort to justify and legitimize the law of the jungle.
This is unilateralism, hegemony, and power politics through and through, stated Fu.He contacted these Western nations to honor their dedications to upholding the UN Charter and international law, and immediately, unconditionally, entirely raise all unilateral coercive measures.
He also got in touch with UN member states and other global organizations to jointly oppose those illegal practices and help targeted nations mitigate their plight.As an important member of the Global South and a victim of unilateral coercive measures, China is dedicated to maintaining the international system with the United Nations at its core and the global order based on international law, and will work with all appropriate parties to promote the development of international governance in a more just and equitable instructions, so as to promote shared peace, stability, advancement and prosperity for the entire humanity, said Fu.The General Assembly, after the argument, adopted a resolution to proclaim December 4 every year as the International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures.(With input from Xinhua)